BCT 1, 001

~2050 BCE·Ur III · Neo-Sumerian·P105103

Translation — curated editorial

Editorial

Experimental

Editorial entry — translation cited from: CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105103.

Transliteration

1(disz) sila4
ensi2 gu2-du8-a
1(disz) asz2-gar3 ensi2 urumx(|UR2xU2|)
1(disz) sila4 ensi2 mar2-da
mu-kux(DU)
iti ezem-mah
mu en nanna masz2-e i3-pa3
u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam

Scholarly note

Catalogue entry from CDLI (Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)) — BCT 1, 001. No scholarly translation has been published; the transliteration is from the ATF (CDLI's Atf-Friendly format).

Attribution

Image: Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK (P105103) — Photo via Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative. source
Translation excerpted from CDLI raw catalogue, no published translation. P-number P105103..

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